"My hair was at least tidy, which was all my ambition."
-Jane Austen
Hello! I'm Grace.
If we haven’t met before, I’m the gal with the camera around here.
I’ve never been one for trends, and you won’t find too many around here.
What you are going to find is a lot of sunshine, barns, trees, and open farm fields. Rural, midwest America might not be the first thing most people think of when they are asked about stunning photo opportunities, but its my favorite thing to photograph. Whether it is a beautiful couple getting married in a remodeled factory, or a Senior whose favorite hobby is fishing, or a family who wants to record family memories on their family farm, I’m gonna be right there.
Like they say at Farm and Fleet, the hardest working people in America are going to find value with me.
My photography style is clean, colorful, and timeless. I want you to be able to look back on your photos 50 years from now, and you'll still like the way they look.
My Family
I met my now husband, Austin, fourteen years ago, and I knew about half an hour into our first date that he was the one for me. We got married in 2018, and life hasn’t slowed down for one minute since! We have two children, Warren and Elinor, and a our “third child”, a 1914 50 H.P. Case Steam Traction Engine.
MY PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY...
I’ve been a professional portrait photographer since 2017, although for the first 4 years my business was just a side hustle as I worked full time office jobs.
In 2019 when my son was born, I decided that going to back to a 9-5 office job wasn’t what I wanted. I decided to take my side hustle full time, and I absolutely LOVE my job.
Me, at my first wedding with my first “big girl” camera. Which I still own even though I don’t use it because I am emotionally attached to it.
...let's see... what else?
I love books. (Jane Austen is my favorite author, and you’ll find a quote from her on almost every page of this website.) I love history and old things. I volunteer with the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club, and if you check out their website or social media you’ll see a lot of my work, because even though it’s not a wedding I still can’t put my camera down. I live in an old house (1895) and while there are definitely challenges to owning a historic home I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I decorate my studio much the same way that I decorate my house, so you’re not going to find anything really trendy there. You’re going to see a lot of antiques and things that might look to some people like they belong on a burn pile. But I like to find the beauty in the imperfections.
I'd love to get to know you!
Choosing your photographer should be about more than do they take pretty photos and fit in your budget. (Although those are important points too!)
You should choose a photographer that you really get along with, since you are hoping that they can capture REAL moments, not just posed ones.
I’d love to get to know you better, and see what memories I can record for you! You can hit the button below to send me a message.
